Alan Taylor

Parkour practice in the mountains of Afghanistan, an Anzac Day parade in Australia, a lunar-landing art project in Northern Ireland, corgi racing in the Czech Republic, and much more

NASA just released more than 12,000 images from their recent 10-day trip around the moon and back, collecting photographs taken by the four astronauts aboard and automated systems on the Orion spacecraft.

Efforts to rescue a humpback whale off the coast of Germany led to a successful release after it had been stranded for most of the past month. The whale, named Timmy by local media, was eventually pulled into a barge and towed to the North Sea.

Storks return to their nests in Iraq, scenes from the 61st Venice Biennale, a huge Shakira concert in Rio de Janeiro, a historic suspension-railroad train in Germany, and much more

The continuing crisis in Iran and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz have exacted a heavy cost worldwide. In addition to the steep price of military expenditures, destroyed infrastructure, and human lives lost, global shortages of fuel, fertilizer, and more have driven up costs everywhere.

A mass accordion performance in Slovenia, a tea harvest in China, the start of the Eurovision Song Contest week in Austria, a brush fire in Florida, and much more

Cubans across the island nation—now under intense economic pressure from the Trump administration—are suffering through prolonged blackouts and fuel shortages that affect nearly every aspect of daily life. Some residents have recently started street protests, and have directed their anger both at their own government and the effective fuel blockade enforced by the United States.

A scene from the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival, wildfires in Southern California, a bison in Yellowstone National Park, a dust storm in Iraq, a flower show in London, and much more

Earlier this month, Mario Tama, a photojournalist with Getty Images, traveled to Yellowstone National Park to photograph some of its spectacular scenery and wildlife, ahead of upcoming commemorative events celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.

The annual Black Cowboy Festival in South Carolina, a springtime heat wave across western Europe, ballroom dancing in England, a gothic festival in Germany, and much more